Rabello, are you one of those people that over reacts and seizes any bit of outrageous word from scientists? Because if you are that would make you pretty stupid. Rabello, most scientists and most doctors consume sugar, some more than others.

Most adults and frankly most children don't need this nanny state nonsese of let me control what you put in your body. The healthiest people consume some sugar. It is OK, we can consume some sugar unless we have a particular health condition.

Rabello, if you want to go completely sugar free that is your choice and I will just say "good luck". But don't impose your neurosis on others.

Going back into the thread suddenly the posts depicting a sugar black market are starting to make real sense. One minute you swear it is not about control and the next minute you are screaming about how it is poison and we must get rid of it for the sake of society. Sounds like you need to expore your own thoughts a bit further on the subject.

Super size soft drinks are nothing more than an advertising ploy to get people to buy them. If the mayor of a major city wants to try to curtail their sale, how could anybody possibly have any problem with that?

It's not as if anybody is taking away your 'rights' or your supposed 'personal freedom' by trying to steer people into healthier eating and drinking.

Subsidising cheap sugar (as in supersized drinks) with large governmental subsidies makes no public health or economic sense.

Added sugar in the diet leads to fatty liver and increased body fat.

Is that so hard for some people to grasp?

The fatter a person is, the higher his/her rate of cardiovascular mortality.

More sugar in the diet leads to a fatter population, and fatter populations die earlier of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

Of course, but then we 'the people' want our convenience items. We'd much rather buy jarred spaghetti sauce that's 'sweet' than make it ourselves. The problem isn't the additives, it's how much we consume.

Most people don't know what it in the processed food they buy so laziness isn't the biggest culprit, but I don't know anybody who doesn't make their own spaghetti sauce.

Nonetheless, I think the manufacturer has a moral obligation to produce a product that is safe to eat and doesn't have unnecessary additives that are dangerous to one's health. I understand that you disagree, that you think all responsibility lies with the buyer, not the manufacturer.

Anyone with diabetes should be watching their diet and exercising and there are many avenues where they can receive medical care for free or low-cost.

Better not to develop "adult"-onset diabetes in the first place, especially for kids, which means it's better not to drink too much super-sugary drinks. Which is why the Mayor proposed what he proposed. No kid and no adult needs to drink 32 ounces of super-sugary drinks to wash down their meat-lovers pizza, or their hot dogs.

In my hometown there are no free medical clinics and no "avenues" for receiving free or low cost medical care, except to find a way to get to the nearest city that is 50 miles away. Not so easy in the middle of winter, on a 2-lane, unplowed highway. Having to wait to get 50 miles from home when one has lapsed into a diabetic coma isn't the best "avenue" to have. See, not everyone in America is as fortunate as those of us who post here and have all the answers. That's one reason there's a such thing as a "public" health institution.

Most adults and frankly most children don't need this nanny state nonsese of let me control what you put in your body. The healthiest people consume some sugar. It is OK, we can consume some sugar unless we have a particular health condition.

Rabello, if you want to go completely sugar free that is your choice and I will just say "good luck". But don't impose your neurosis on others.

Tell me where I said I "want to go completely sugar free"? If you knew anything about the subject matter that we're TRYING to discuss you would know that a) that is impossible, and b) that isn't even close to the objective of the NYC proposal, which -- I'll say it again, hoping it sinks in -- DOESN'T AFFECT YOU!!!!!!!